eBay – Out of Control!

September 8, 2023September 8, 2023Chris and Carol 3 Comments

I hadn’t looked at my selling fees on eBay in quite a while and with the recent sale of a classic Tomioka lens, I was shocked when I looked into the details of the sale. They charged 13.25% on the total amount collected which included shipping and taxes.

Yashica-Tomioka Auto Yashinon 55mm f/1.2 M42 mount lens.

The lens sold for $689.00. Shipping was $19.00 and sales tax was $70.62. My actual shipping was about $25.00. Instead of charging the 13.25% seller’s fee on just the $689.00, they charged 13.25% on the total of $778.62 which took $103.17 from my potential profit. In my opinion, this is outrageous since I don’t make a profit on shipping and certainly no profit on taxes. This is the last time I’ll sell something like this on eBay and will concentrate my selling on my Etsy site (www.ccstudio2380.com) and on Mercari. Goodbye eBay!

I originally purchased the lens many years ago for $600.00 with $50.00 shipping from Japan. As you can see, eBay’s fees for reselling it resulted in a slight loss. I did get to enjoy the lens for all of those years so at least it hadn’t resulted in a greater loss in value.

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wordless wednesday

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023Chris and Carol 2 Comments

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wordless wednesday

August 23, 2023August 26, 2023Chris and Carol 3 Comments

Vintage lens testing. Thanks for stopping by, Chris

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Early Yashica Zoom Lens – like new!

August 22, 2023August 23, 2023Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Yashica Auto Yashinon Zoom Lens
w/ Yashica Front & Rear Lens Caps,
the Original Factory Box and Case
and Metal Lens Hood.

SN 701123
7 elements/6 groups
55mm filter ring

This is a super sharp early lens in
the Yashica family. Tomioka Optical
made Yashica’s lenses (actually Yashica
acquired Tomioka).

This beautiful lens is now available in my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com
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More of Leica Bits – revisited

August 18, 2023August 18, 2023Chris and Carol Leave a comment

SUNday Spotlight – Chasing Classic Cameras – Leica Bits!

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wordless wednesday

August 16, 2023August 23, 2023Chris and Carol Leave a comment

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Nikon F3 HP

August 7, 2023August 7, 2023Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Hi all! I have a nice one-owner Nikon F3 HP 35mm SLR film camera for sale in my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com

This one was made in July 1983 according to the date code stamped internally.

I’ve also added a few more Nikons in my shop as well as some nice photo gear, film, and color sales brochures (and instruction manuals). Thanks for stopping by, Chris

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Asahi Pentax MZ-L

August 4, 2023August 4, 2023Chris and Carol 2 Comments

I’ve added this beautiful Pentax MZ-L 35mm SLR to my camera shop. It’s complete with a sharp (Asahi) SMC Pentax-FA f3.5-5.6 28-90mm zoom lens. It’s basically NOS as it’s been in my collection since new. Pop on over to www.ccstudio2380.com for a look. This is the last Asahi-Pentax camera in my collection. Time to pass it along to the next photographer.

Comes complete with store display cards!

It’s basically a NOS set direct from Japan.

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A pair of classic Nikons.

July 27, 2023August 9, 2023Chris and Carol Leave a comment

A pair of classic Nikons ready for their first adventures with me.
On the left is a Nikon F Photomic-T with a Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f1.4 lens with an age-appropriate cap. The camera body is from 1967 and the finder is from 1965. A more appropriate finder for this body would have been the TN. The lens is from 1968. On the right is a Nikon F2A Photomic with the DP-11 finder (that’s what makes it an “A”). The F2 body is a late 1972 to early 1973 model and the finder is from at least 1977. The lens is a Nikkor 50mm f2 from 1978. The strap is NOS that I just happen to like the color scheme on it. The brown half-case on the Photomic-T is a mid-sixties case.
Both meters have been checked and they are accurate – a film test will tell more but on older metered cameras such as these, I shoot color negative film with a wide exposure latitude (Fujifilm 200 and 400).
There you have my entire Nikon collection (almost). I’ve just added the last piece, a gorgeous early F from 1964 which I’ll soon show off. LOL
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It’s the little things that count.

July 25, 2023July 25, 2023Chris and Carol Leave a comment

When collecting vintage and classic film cameras sometimes it’s the little things that add the most to a collection. Chasing down those little extras that the camera manufacturers packaged along with their cameras and lenses.